Yoda has good advice for Alfredo Aceves

6 walks in 5 innings for Alfredo Aceves?

I think Yoda said it best when he told Luke "Control! Control! You must learn control!"

But I'll let the master say it.

A SULLY BASEBALL VIDEO - Rampaging Phillies

Unluckly Star Wars pilots

I know this is a little off topic, but the staff at Sully Baseball decided to pay tribute to the pilots in the original Star Wars trilogy who got shot down.


These brave pilots bit the dust taking on the Empire.
Let's honor them by seeing their faces as they blew up.












Porkins (AKA Red 6) shot down by Death Star Cannon Fire. He didn't eject and he didn't pull up.















John D (AKA Red 4) shot down by TIE Fighters. He didn't watch it that he had one on his tail.















Tiree (AKA Gold 2) was the first Y Wing pilot shot down during the Death Star trench run.
















Dutch (aka Gold Leader) shot down by Vader in the Death Star trench run. He didn't stay on target.
















The awesome Gold Five informs Red Squadron of the Tie Fighter's attack strategy after pulling out of the Death Star trench. You see Vader is right behind him and in a moment, Gold Five will be toast.
















Red 12 (whose face was never seen) is taken down by Darth Vader in the second Death Star trench run
















Red 10, who kinda panicked when the Tie Fighters were closing in and urged Red Leader to fire before he was in range, is shot down by one of Darth Vader's wingmen. His explosion sounded especially painful.













Red Leader has his engines shot out by Darth Vader and yells as he crashes into the Death Star surface.















Biggs Darklighter (aka Red 3) gets shot down by Darth Vader and Luke's best buddy bites the dust... poor guy. He thought this whole thing was going to be like Beggar's Canyon Back Home!












Dak, Luke's gunner, has his harpoon gun blow up in his face. This on the day he felt like he could take on the whole Empire himself!

If he was still alive after this, he was squished by the Walker's foot.

(Thanks to Mike Barrick at TheForce.net for pointing out I had missed Dak.)













Zev (AKA Rouge 2) gets shot down by a Walker in the Battle of Hoth. Poor guy. He rescues Han and Luke earlier in the film and THIS is how he gets repaid??















Red 3, an A Wing Pilot flying over Endor, has no idea that two Tie Interceptors are about to wipe him out















An unnamed X Wing pilot (AKA The Black Pilot) is shot down after blowing up a Star Destroyer reactor

















A Y Wing Pilot (AKA the guy with the bad ass Bat Insignia on his helmet) is shot down by TIE Fighters and crashes into a Star Destroyer
















An unnamed X Wing pilot gets shot down inside the Second Death Star's Super Structure by TIE Fighters.















Green Leader is shot during his attack run on the Super Star Destroyer. He managed to crash his A Wing into the Bridge, which just lost their deflector shields and caused it to crash into the Death Star, taking poor Admiral Piett with him.

You are all worth a salute.
And for those of you who thought this was in bad taste... these are actors, Star Wars is a movie and it didn't happen.

Back to baseball.

Vin Scully + Star Wars = Awesome overload

I am watching the last few innings of the Padres and Dodgers game sitting on my couch. During the action in the 7th inning, Vin Scully announced that on Friday May 21st, the Dodgers are celebrating The Empire Strikes Back.

Fans get a poster for the 30th anniversary of the release.
The greatest moment was when Vin Scully said "Fans in 'My Town' will receive a DodgerTown T-Shirt featuring Boba Fett."

I have no clue if Vin Scully has any idea who Boba Fett is.

Frankly I don't care if he has any idea who Boba Fett is. He sold it when he pitched it and of course seemlessly went back to the play by play with Padres' infielder David Eckstein at the plate.

Having the great voice of Vin Scully mention The Empire Strikes Back is almost too many happy things from my childhood to experience at once.

If he finished off saying "And you get to have a Papa Gino's pizza with Batman" it would have been too much.

Don't take my word for it. Listen to Vin talk. I assume he once announced in a galaxy far... far away.